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ZMORE(1)		     General Commands Manual			ZMORE(1)

NAME
     zmore, zless -- view compressed files

SYNOPSIS
     zmore [flags] [file ...]
     zless [flags] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     zmore  is a filter that allows the viewing of files compressed with Lempel-
     Ziv encoding.  Such files generally have a "Z" or "gz" extension (both  the
     compress(1)  and gzip(1) formats are supported).  Any flags that are speci-
     fied are passed to the user's preferred PAGER (which  is  /usr/bin/more  by
     default).

     zless  is	equivalent  to	zmore  but  uses  less(1)  as a pager instead of
     more(1).

     When multiple files are specified, zmore will pause at the end of each file
     and present the following prompt to the user:

	   prev_file (END) - Next: next_file

     Where prev_file is the file that was just displayed and  next_file  is  the
     next  file  to  be  displayed.   The  following  keys are recognized at the
     prompt:

	   e or q  quit zmore.

	   s	   skip the next file (or exit if the next file is the last).

     If no files are specified, zmore will read from  the  standard  input.   In
     this  mode  zmore	will  assume gzip(1) style compression since there is no
     suffix on which to make a decision.

ENVIRONMENT
     PAGER  Program used to display files.   If  unset,  /usr/bin/more	is  used
	    (zmore) or /usr/bin/less (zless).

SEE ALSO
     compress(1), less(1), more(1)

FreeBSD 15.1			October 22, 2014			ZMORE(1)

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